Work-holding attachment for embroidering-machines.



PATENTED PEBplv, 190s.

J. HENDERSON.

WORK HOLDING ATTAGHMEN T FOR EMBROIDERING MACHINES APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1901*.

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UNITED STATESy PATENTA OFFICE .IOHN.HENDERSON, OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

WORK-HOLDlNG ATTACHMENT FOR EMBROIDERING-MYACHlNl-S.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,126, dated February 1'7, 1903. Application iiled May Z0, 1901. Serial No. 61.152.Y (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN HENDERSON, a subjectof the Kingof England, and a resident of Glasgow, Scotland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Work- Holding Attachments for Embroidering-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Y

My invention relatesto an improved appli ance for the holdingV of handkerchiefs, serviettes, towels, or other cloths in position in embroidery-machinesin such a manner that initials, monograms, flowers, or other devices may be embroderedgon the corner or other parts of the cloths.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the holding appliance embody- .ing my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig.

3 is a sectional View on the line A B, Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention I employ a frame a for the holder, which may be of metal or other suitable material and formed with an oval portion ot' and a triangular portion a2. In the-inner wall of the oval portion a is formed a grooveor channel b, (see Fig. 3,) adapted to receive a spring e,the ends of which project over the triangular portion 01,2 and terminate in eyes or rings f. (See Fig. 2;) These eyes form handles which the operator can freely grasp for the purpose of removing the spring from the groove when adjusting the fabric in the frame. The spring e is preferably covered with india-rubber or other elastic material, thus facilitating an even pressure in the groove and also to prevent the cloth from being marked or creased. The framework a may be permanently screwed to the embroidery-machine and forms a part thereof.

In operation the material to be embroidered is placed over the oval portion a and the covl ered spring is then laid on the material and sprung into the groove @stretching thermaterial and holding it rmlyrin place in the frame. In order to retain the spring in the groove, I provide a lock g, one end of which is Yhinged to one of the handles f, Vwhile the other end, which is loose, is provided with a hook h,

which snaps onto the other 4handle, holding them apart, preventing the spring from being fforced out of the groove by the tension of the stretched material.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. S-

l. A work-'holder for embroidering-machines, having a rigid frame portion grooved internally and provided with diverging arms, in combination with a spring-tension device fitting said internal groove and having diverging arms extending between the like arms of-the frame portion, for the purpose set forth.

2. A work-holding attachment for embroideringmachines,having an internally-grooved oval frame portion, arms diverging from one end of saidv frame, in combination with a spring-tension .device fitting said internal groove and having diverging arms extending between and above the like arms of the frame portion, for the purpose set forth.

3. A work-holding attachment for embroidering-machines, comprising a frame adapted to be secured to the machine and constructed with a groved curved portion, a triangular portion leading from said curved portion, a spring adapted to fit into said groove and extending into the triangular portion, handles formed on said spring, and means for locking said handles, `for the purpose speciiied.

4. A work-holding attachment for embroidering-machines,comprising a frame a, formed with a triangular portion a2, a curved portion a having a groove b formed in its wall, a spring e adapted to fit into said groove and extend into the triangularportion, handles f formed o n the ends of said spring, a lock g hinged to one of said handles and adapted to engage the opposite handle by means of a hook h formed on its free end, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN HENDERSON. 

